congressional districtLouisiana 1st Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+41.6
2008R+47.5
2012R+44.8
2016R+42.4
2020R+39.2
2024R+38.4
net swing · 2004→2024D+3.2R+41.6 → R+38.4
vs. U.S. · 2024R+36.9R+38.4 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 63.5% of 570,389 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
108,334
247,424
6,621
362,379
570,389
63.5%
2020
111,183
258,964
7,014
377,161
575,463†
65.5%
2016
92,296
240,281
16,101
348,678
561,493†
62.1%
2012
86,752
232,942
6,535
326,229
532,224†
61.3%
2008
81,060
234,140
6,823
322,023
524,713†
61.4%
2004
95,986
235,045
3,486
334,517
517,201†
64.7%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupLA-1LouisianaUnited States
French15.0%9.6%1.6%
German12.6%6.9%12.5%
Irish10.7%6.6%9.4%
Italian10.0%4.3%4.8%
English9.4%7.3%9.5%
American7.4%7.4%5.3%
French Canadian1.7%1.6%—
Scottish1.4%1.0%1.3%
African American†12.0%29.3%9.9%
African0.6%0.8%0.5%
Honduran3.3%1.6%0.3%
Mexican2.2%2.1%11.3%
Spanish0.9%0.7%—
Puerto Rican0.6%0.4%1.8%
Cuban0.6%0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.6%0.2%0.5%
Nicaraguan0.5%——
Dominican0.4%0.2%0.7%
Vietnamese1.1%0.5%0.6%
Chinese0.4%0.2%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%0.2%1.4%
Filipino0.2%—0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
LA-1
Louisiana
United States
Median age
40.2
38
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.5%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
LA-1
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$78,359
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.4%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.5%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
LA-1
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.6%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
7.7%
4.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.4%
1.5%
0.7%
Vietnamese
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
LA-1
Louisiana
United States
Catholic
—
26.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
25.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
36.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Louisiana 1st Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−41.6%
2008
−47.5%
2012
−44.8%
2016
−42.4%
2020
−39.2%
2024
−38.4%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
1
R
24.0%85,911
74.1%265,028
357,720
2022
1
R
25.2%61,467
72.8%177,670
244,044
2020
1
R
25.3%94,730
72.2%270,330
374,369
2018
1
R
26.6%71,521
71.5%192,555
269,325
2016
1
R
19.5%63,785
74.6%243,645
326,788
2014
1
R
18.9%46,047
77.6%189,250
244,004
2012
1
R
21.2%61,703
75.2%218,340
290,410
2010
1
R
19.2%38,416
78.5%157,182
200,176
2008
1
R
34.3%98,839
65.7%189,168
288,007
2006
1
R
10.8%15,944
88.1%130,508
148,128
2004
1
R
18.8%54,214
81.2%233,683
287,897
2002
1
R
0.0%0
96.7%174,614
180,570
2000
1
R
17.2%40,917
80.5%191,379
237,810
1998
1
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1996
1
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1994
1
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1992
1
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1990
1
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1988
1
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1986
1
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1984
1
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1982
1
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1980
1
R
8.9%8,277
88.4%81,777
92,555
1978
1
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1976
1
D
47.2%61,652
43.4%56,679
130,558
Louisiana's 1st congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in St. Tammany parish and parts of Jefferson, Orleans, Lafourche, and Terrebonne. About 776,300 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 40.2.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was R+45.7 in 2012, R+42.4 in 2016, R+39.2 in 2020, and R+38.4 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 47.5 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.4 points.
A population of 776,291, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,359 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 6 and Congressional District 3.
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How did Louisiana 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Louisiana 1st Congressional District voted Republican by 38.4 points (R+38.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 362,379 votes cast, 108,334 went Democratic and 247,424 went Republican.
How many people live in Louisiana 1st Congressional District?
Louisiana 1st Congressional District has a population of 776,291 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Louisiana 1st Congressional District?
Median household income in Louisiana 1st Congressional District is $78,359 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Louisiana 1st Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Louisiana 1st Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
